Quality of life burden on United States infants and caregivers due to lower respiratory tract infection and adjusting for selective testing: Pilot prospective observational study.
Dhwani HariharanV S Senthil KumarElizabeth L GlaserWilliam H CrownZachary A WolfKimberley A FisherCharles T WoodWilliam F MalcolmChristopher B NelsonDonald S ShepardPublished in: Health science reports (2023)
The overall median QALYs/1000 losses for LRTI (9.0) and RSV-LRTI (5.6) in US infants are substantial, with additional losses for their caregivers (0.25 and 0.20, respectively). These losses extend equally to outpatient episodes. This study is the first reporting QALY losses for infants with LRTI born at term or presenting in nonhospitalized settings, and their caregivers.